Data Analyst I

Data Analyst I

Are you looking to develop your Data Analyst career?

Do you have analytical skills with a deep aptitude to learn new technology?

About our Team

At STM Journals, we collaborate with researchers to facilitate the publication of their impactful scientific discoveries, with a focus on rigorous peer review, ethics, and reproducibility. In support of our portfolio of 2700+ hybrid and open access scientific journals, you will actively contribute to advancing science, improving health outcomes, and fostering equitable participation in publishing.

About the Role

The role of the Data Analyst I is to provide support to the STM Journals Data & Analytics team. As a Data Analyst you will be using a variety of tools such as SQL, data warehouse technology, spreadsheets and dashboards. You will be developing and advancing your analytics skills and team capabilities. This is an entry-level position in an internal-facing team, and you would be supported with internal training resources, and with more senior data analysts in the team to help guide you in developing your data analyst skills.

Responsibilities

• Supporting and learning from more senior members of the team by contributing to analytics tasks and projects.

• Interpreting requests from stakeholders and identifying the appropriate response or output, including guidance on interpreting data or using tools.

• Pulling and exporting data from various systems, and cleaning, blending, or processing it appropriately.

• Communicating data outputs and participating in presentation of results where necessary.

• Producing recurring reports and maintaining dashboards as assigned.

• Proactively identifying opportunities to bring value or efficiency to the business or the team mission, and to develop your skills as a data analyst.

Requirements

• Have knowledge of tools and technology used in data analytics, including being able to describe what SQL is and what it is for, describe a relational data model in a database, and describe some common reporting tool concepts such as measures, dimensions, and filters.

• Have knowledge of basic data analysis techniques including data cleaning and blending, as well as basic statistical concepts such as mean, median, probability and standard deviation.

• Be able to create, interpret, and choose appropriate data visualizations for the business problem (eg tables, line charts, bar charts).

• Be detail-oriented and possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days

• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits

• Wellbeing programs

• Life assurance

• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme

• Save As You Earn share option scheme

• Travel Season ticket loan

• Electric Vehicle Scheme

• Optional Dental Insurance

• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children

• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you

• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer

• Access to extensive learning and development resources

• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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